A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Narragansett Bay
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Rhode Island
Summary:: A partnership approach for addressing the degradation of eelgrass beds in Narragansett Bay, by restoring eelgrass habitat using multiple planting methods.
Contact:: Andrew Lipsky
Biologist
USDA NRCS
401.822.8842
andrew.lipsky@ri.usda.gov

Project Name:: Ditch Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: A collaboration between academic, state, and federal institutions to better understand and manage nutrient losses from agricultural drainage ditches.
Website:: www.sawgal.umd.edu/drainageditches/
Contact:: Brian Needelman
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
301-405-8227
bneed@umd.edu

Project Name:: Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Hampshire
Summary:: The Quabbin to Cardigan Collaborative is a multi-state, public/private effort to protect and connect large unfragmented forests in the Monadnock Highlands of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Website:: www.forestsociety.org/landconservation/q2c.asp
Contact:: Chris Wells
Coordinator, Q2C Collaborative
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
(603) 224-9945
cwells@forestsociety.org

Project Name:: Page County Water Quality Advisory Committee
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Active committee comprised of local stakeholders formed to advise elected officials on water quality issues, both surface water and groundwater
Website:: www.pagewaterquality.org
Contact:: Chris Anderson
Environmental Coordinator
Page County Dept. of Environmental Services
540-743-4808
gypmoth@shentel.net

Project Name:: Tucquan Glen Nature Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: The Conservancy, landowners, donors, foundations and government agencies permanently protected this 500 acre rhododendron-canopied ravine, for wildlife and people, over 2 decades.
Website:: www.lancasterconservancy.org
Contact:: Jennifer Johnson
Director, Marketing Communications
The Lancaster County Conservancy
717.392.7891
jjohnson@lancasterconservancy.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: New River Community Partners
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: New River Land Preservation Specialist Project funds a part-time professional dedicated to negotiating the purchase of priority properties for addition to New River State Park and other natural areas.
Website:: www.nrcp.org
Contact:: Patrick N. Woodie
Executive Director
New River Community Partners, Inc.
336-372-8118, ext. 22
pwoodie@skybest.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Nebraska Tallgrass Prairie Partnership
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: The Tallgrass Prairie Partnership identifies tallgrass management needs and directs habitat improvements on private lands.
Website:: www.privatelandownernetwork.org/local-resources/Northern-Prairies-Land-Trust/1404
Contact:: Kent Pfeiffer

Northern Prairies Land Trust
402-228-0276
kent.pfeiffer@nebraska.gov

Project Name:: Middle Mississippi River Wetland Restoration
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois, Missouri
Summary:: Since the Great Flood of 1993 American Land Conservancy has been helping restore bottomland hardwood habitat, sidechannels and wetlands from St. Louis to Cairo, IL.
Website:: www.alcnet.org
Contact:: Jennifer Frazier
Vice President
American Land Conservancy
573-866-9989
jenny@alcnet.org

Project Name:: Providing Data Critical to Managing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem for a Keystone Species
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team conducts research and long-term radio monitoring efforts on expanding grizzly bear populations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Website:: www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/igbst-home.htm
Contact:: Charles C. Schwartz
Principal Investigator
U. S. Geological Survey
406-994-5043
chuck_schwartz@usgs.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Army Compatible Use Buffer Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Conservation easements on lands adjacent to Fort Carson are being created to buffer the Fort from development and to maintain open space and wildlife habitat.
Website:: aec.army.mil/usaec/natural/natural03a.html
Contact:: Mr. Matthew Moorehead
Program Manager
The Nature Conservancy
720-974-7042
mmoorhead@tnc.org

Project Name:: Quivira Coalition
Location:: South-Central/South-West: New Mexico
Summary:: The Coalition fosters ecological, economic, and social health on western landscapes through education, innovation, collaboration, and progressive public and private land stewardship.
Website:: www.quiviracoalition.org
Contact:: Courtney White
Executive Director
Quivira Coalition
(505) 820-2544
executive@quiviracoalition.org

Project Name:: Yampa River System Legacy Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: This voluntary, incentive-based project protects the ecological health of the Yampa River and the productive agricultural lands it supports, while also providing for recreational opportunities.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/yampa.html
Contact:: Susan Dorsey Otis
Director
Yampa Valley Land Trust
(970) 879-7240
contactus@redlodgeclearinghouse.org

Far West

Project Name:: Oasis Valley Project
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: The town of Beatty, Nevada partnered with The Nature Conservancy to craft a conservation strategy that prevented the endangered species listing for an endemic toad.
Website:: www.amargosatoad.com
Contact:: Jim Moore
Oasis Valley Project Manager
The Nature Conservancy
702-737-8744
jmoore@tnc.org

Project Name:: Seabird Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Hawaii
Summary:: The Marine Corps Base Hawaii's Ulupa’u weapons range is the site for a collaborative effort to protect red-footed boobies through state-of-the-art conservation practices.
Contact:: Ms. Elizabeth Kumabe
President
Hawaii Audubon Society
808-528-1432
hiaudsoc@pixi.com

Project Name:: Moose Creek Fish Passage Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: A man-made waterfall blocked salmon from quality habitat. The Chickaloon Tribe lead a restoration project to reconstruct a natural river channel bypassing the waterfall.
Contact:: Jessica Dryden
Moose Creek Project Coordinator
Chickaloon Village Environmental Protection Program
907-745-0737

Project Name:: Santa Ana River Watershed Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: The Santa Ana Watershed Association develops and implements programs that enhance and sustain the natural resources of the river for wildlife and people.
Website:: SAWARCD.com
Contact:: Richard Zembal
Natural Resources Director
Orange County Water District
714-378-3203
RZembal@OCWD.com

Project Name:: NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program and Restore America’s Estuaries
Location:: Far West: Washington, California, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South-Central/South-West: Louisiana, Texas, Southeastern: Florida, North Carolina
Summary:: Through financial and technical assistance, this partnership focuses on restoring the nation’s most productive marine ecosystems—its estuaries.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/rae.html
Contact:: Steve Emmett-Mattox
Vice President
Restore America’s Estuaries
703-524-0248
sem@estuaries.org

Project Name:: SEAtrails
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southeast Alaska Trails System (SEAtrails) links communities and outstanding recreation spots via the Alaska Ferry to promote the local economy through sustainable tourism.
Website:: www.seatrails.org/index.htm
Contact:: Lisa Holzapfel
Rivers & Trails Program Leader
National Park Service
(907) 644-3586
lisa_holzaphel@nps.gov

Project Name:: Watershed Research and Training Center (Hayfork Partnership)
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: WRTC is a community based non-profit organization, started in 1993 to promote healthy communities and sustainable forests through research, education, training, and economic development.
Contact:: Lynn Jungwirth
The Watershed Research and Training Center

530-628-4206
wrtc@hayfork.net

National

Project Name:: Walk A Mile in My Boots is Implemented Nationwide
Location:: National
Summary:: Cattlemen and biologists spend several days together, experiencing first-hand each other’s day-to-day activities, with the goal of opening the lines of communication, and developing partnerships.
Website:: www.fws.gov/walkamile/
Contact:: Stacey Katseanes
Associate Director
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
202-347-0228 x114
skatseanes@beef.org

Current Conservation Programs